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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind advisory at Mar 13, 2006, 7:32 AM CST for 45 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2006, 7:32 AM CST (13:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2006, 3:57 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
All 45 counties
Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cass County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Greene County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Polk County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Sac County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA, Union County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Warren County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 234 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 534 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KDMX 131332 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 732 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON... .AN INTENSE LOW MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH EASTERN IOWA WILL CAUSE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN IOWA. IAZ007-016-017-024>026-033>037-044>048-131715- /O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.060313T1332Z-060313T2200Z/ WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...GARNER...MASON CITY... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...DENISON...CARROLL... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES 732 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON AS WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH AT TIMES.. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ FORSTER
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KDMX 131427 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 827 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON... .AN INTENSE LOW MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH NORTHEAST IOWA WILL CAUSE STRONG WINDS TODAY. IAZ023-132200- /O.EXA.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060313T2200Z/ POCAHONTAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...POCAHONTAS 827 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS TODAY WILL REACH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH AT TIMES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ IAZ007-016-017-024>026-033>037-044>048-132200- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060313T2200Z/ WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...GARNER...MASON CITY... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...DENISON...CARROLL... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES 827 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS TODAY WILL REACH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH AT TIMES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ MYERS
000 WWUS73 KDMX 131601 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1001 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON... .AN INTENSE LOW MOVING NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WILL CAUSE STRONG WINDS TODAY. IAZ027-028-038-039-049-050-057>062-070>075-081>086-132200- /O.EXA.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060313T2200Z/ BUTLER-BREMER-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION- MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...GRUNDY CENTER... WATERLOO...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA 1001 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY WILL REACH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ IAZ007-016-017-023>026-033>037-044>048-132200- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060313T2200Z/ WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC- CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE- STORY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...GARNER...MASON CITY... POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...DENISON... CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES 1001 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY WILL REACH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ MYERS
000 WWUS73 KDMX 131751 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1151 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON... .AN INTENSE LOW MOVING NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH EASTERN WISCONSIN WILL CAUSE STRONG WINDS TODAY. IAZ004>006-015-132200- /O.EXA.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060313T2200Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... EMMETSBURG 1151 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY WILL REACH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH AT TIMES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LOWER VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. $$ IAZ007-016-017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086- 132200- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060313T2200Z/ WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN- BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY- BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON- WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...GARNER...MASON CITY... POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA 1151 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY WILL REACH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT TIMES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ MYERS
000 WWUS73 KDMX 132020 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 220 PM CST MON MAR 13 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON... .AN INTENSE LOW MOVING NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH EASTERN WISCONSIN WILL CAUSE STRONG WINDS TODAY. IAZ070-081>086-132130- /O.CAN.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060313T2200Z/ CASS-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC...CORNING...CRESTON... OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA 220 PM CST MON MAR 13 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-071>075-132200- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060313T2200Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA 220 PM CST MON MAR 13 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY WILL REACH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ MYERS
000 WWUS73 KDMX 132157 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 357 PM CST MON MAR 13 2006 IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-071>075-132300- /O.CAN.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060313T2200Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA 357 PM CST MON MAR 13 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING...BUT FOR THE MOST PART...WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ MYERS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 6:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Polk | 31 min |
| Mar 12, 7:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Davis | 28 min |
| Mar 12, 7:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Appanoose, Davis | 50 min |
| Mar 12, 7:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Wapello | 52 min |
| Mar 12, 8:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Appanoose, Davis | 52 min |
| Mar 12, 8:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DMX | Davis | 24 min |
| Mar 12, 11:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Wapello | 19 min |
| Mar 13, 12:04 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Marshall | 26 min |
| Mar 13, 12:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Grundy | 44 min |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.